samsara en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /sʌmˈsɑɹə/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit संसार (saṃsāra).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) In Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and some other eastern religions, the ongoing cycle of birth, death, and rebirth endured by human beings and all other mortal beings, and from which release is obtained by achieving the highest enlightenment.
Until we are released from the law of karma and reach moksha or deliverance, we will be in samsara or the time process.
1957, S. Radhakrishnan, C. A. Moore, editors, A Sourcebook in Indian Philosophy, Princeton Univ. Press, page 38:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sangsãra | alternative | lexicographic | |
| samsaras | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| saṃsāra | alternative, transliteration | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
metempsychosis · reincarnation · transmigration
Translations (43)
th สงสาร (cycle of reincarnation) · txb saṃsār (cycle of reincarnation) · si සංසාරය (cycle of reincarnation) · ne संसार (cycle of reincarnation) · hu szamszára (cycle of reincarnation) · ru самса́ра (cycle of reincarnation) · cmn 輪迴 /轮回 (cycle of reincarnation) · eo sansaro (cycle of reincarnation) · my သံသရာ (cycle of reincarnation) · ja 輪廻 (cycle of reincarnation) · fr samsara (cycle of reincarnation) · pi saṃsāra (cycle of reincarnation) · mn сансар (cycle of reincarnation) · ta சம்சாரம் (cycle of reincarnation) · ta பிறவிச்சுழற்சி (cycle of reincarnation) · ka სანსარა (cycle of reincarnation) · vi luân hồi (cycle of reincarnation) · ko 생사유전 (cycle of reincarnation) · bo འཁོར་བ། (cycle of reincarnation) · yue 輪迴 /轮回 (cycle of reincarnation) · ko 윤회 (cycle of reincarnation) · pl samsara (cycle of reincarnation) · fi samsara (cycle of reincarnation) · ka სამსარა (cycle of reincarnation) · de Samsara (cycle of reincarnation) · km សង្សារ (cycle of reincarnation) · mn орчлон (cycle of reincarnation) · ga samsara (cycle of reincarnation) · hi संसार (cycle of reincarnation) · mr संसार (cycle of reincarnation) · el σαμσάρα (cycle of reincarnation) · bho संसार (cycle of reincarnation) · sa संसार (cycle of reincarnation) · sh samsàra (cycle of reincarnation) · fr samsâra (cycle of reincarnation) · bn সংসার (cycle of reincarnation) · ru санса́ра (cycle of reincarnation) · uk санса́ра (cycle of reincarnation) · ur سنسار (cycle of reincarnation) · hu szanszára (cycle of reincarnation) · sh самса̀ра (cycle of reincarnation) · lo ສັງສາລະວັດ (cycle of reincarnation) · uk самса́ра (cycle of reincarnation)